Woodcreek and Yuba City are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Woodcreek Timberwolves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Yuba City Honkers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Woodcreek is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Woodcreek is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against River Valley (and have done all season long). Woodcreek's pitcher stepped up to hand River Valley a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Woodcreek.
Maryn Macneil was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched. Macneil has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Macneil was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Nicole Fonti was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Reddell, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Yuba City was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They fell 5-2 to Inderkum. Yuba City has struggled against Inderkum recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Naiema Cawthon made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a home run. Chloe Gonzales was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Woodcreek is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Yuba City, their loss dropped their record down to 13-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Woodcreek hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Yuba City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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